Sash-holder.



W. H. KELLY.

SASH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 1a, 1911.

1,019,051. I Pat ented Mar.5, 1912. v

m 15 T II 5 g V WILLIAM H. KELLY, OF WAYNESLBORO, VIRGINIA.

S'ASI'I-I-IOLIDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Application filed April 18, 1911. Serial No. 621,922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM KELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVaynesboro, in thecounty of Augusta and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash- Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvementsin sash holders, and the object ofthe invention is to provide a cheap and simple device by the use ofwhich the window sash may be held at any desired point in the windowframe and rattling of the sashes will be prevented.

The object of the invention is obtained in such a device as isillustrated in the accompanying drawings and the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as willbehereinafter first fully described and then more particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a portion of a windowshowing the meeting rails of the sashes with my improved sash holdermounted thereon, the, de-

vice being arranged to hold the sashes in their relative adjustedpositions. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device arranged topermit free movement of the sashes. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective viewof the sash holder.

,The sashes l and 2 may be of any desired construction and are mountedto slide in the frame 3 in the usual manner, being fitted to runways orgrooves 4, separated by a parting bead 5 all of which are of theordinary form and constitute no part of my present invention.

Upon the upper side of the meeting rail of the lower inner sash I securea bracket 6 having an upstanding projection 7, the outer or rear face 8of which is inclined downwardly and outwardly, as clearly shown, wherebythe said face gradually approaches the outer or 'upper sash 2, asclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. On the front side of the projection 7near the base of the same, I form a shoulder 9 in which is a transversegroove adapted to receive the journal portion 10 of a lever 11. Thislever 11 is shown in the form of a stout wire or metal rod having itsrear end turned which is journaled the locking roller 13,

the journal 10 being also disposed at a right angle to the lever so thatthe lever will swing substantially parallel with the side of theprojection 7 to maintain the locking roller 13 in position to engage theinclined face 8 when the device is in its operative 1 position. Theroller is journaled loosely on the hook 12 so as to have some lostmotion thereon in order that when the sashes are adjusted to the desiredpoint the roller may bind upon the projection without tending to bend orotherwise injure the lever or the hooked end of the same. The journal 10of the lever may be held in the groove of the shoulder 9 in any desiredmanner, and

I have shown a keeper 1 1 secured upon the front end of the base portionof the bracket 6 and extending up over the journal of the keeper so asto prevent the same rising from the groove as will be readilyunderstood.

The wire or rod constituting the lever is extended forward from thejournal to con-' stitute a handle, as shown at 15, and its extremity isthen bent inwardly so as to extend across the plane of the bracket, as

shown at 16, and rest upon the upper face of the same when the device isthrown to an inoperative position so as to support the roller as shownin Figs. 2 and 3. The base portion of the bracket is provided withlateral perforated lugs or ears 17 through which fastening-screws may beinserted into the meeting rail of the sash to secure the device inposition.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought the operation and ad- 1 roller bemoveddownward it will bind between the said side bar and the inclinedface of the bracket and, consequently will hold the sashes firmlyagainst the sides of their runways, and thereby prevent rattling.Assuming the sashes to be in their normal closed positions if the uppersash be lowered or the lower sash be raised, the frictional engagementof the roller upon the upper sash I Copies of this patent may beobtained for will cause the lever to swing toward the narrower end ofthe spacebetween the bracket and the upper sash so that the roller willbe caused to bind therein as will be readily understood. Should it bedesired to adjust either sash to a different position, the handleportion 15, 16 of the lever is pressed down-' ward and forward so as toswing the roller over to the position shown in Fig. 2,' after which thesashes may be easily raised and lowered. After the. sashes have beenad'- rjusted to the ,desired point, the roller isswung back to theposition shown in Fig. 1 and accidental movement of the sashes will thenbe prevented. It will be noted that when the roller is in its forwardposition the front end of the roller carrying lever serves as astop orsupport, to maintain the lever in that position so, that the hands ofthe opwhich it plays and consequently the roller will then not bind uponthe sashes to prevent their movement.

It will be seen that my device is exceedingly simple in its constructionis'composed of very few parts and will be found very efficient for thepurpose for which it is designed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat- .entis I A sash holder comprising a bracket having atransverse shoulder on its front side above its base, said shoulderhaving 'a' groove in its upper face, a lever comprising an 1ntermediatetransverse portion j 'ournaled in said groove and arms extending fromthe opposite ends of-said journal portion at an angle, to, eachfjother,the free ends of said arms being bent-"laterally inwardand 'oneoff's'aid laterally bent'ends forming a handle and rest, a rollermounted '-loosely onthe other inwardly bent endof the lever, and adetachably secured keeper extending over the groove in the transverse-fshoulder-of the bracket and over the intermediate portion of the,lever-journaled in said groove.

' In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

f WILLIAM H. KELLY.

Witnesses EDWIN HANGED, .R. B. LAMBERT.

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